3 sentenced for role in Marinette-area heroin ring

Three people were sentenced in federal court to prison this week for their role in an operation that brought heroin into the Marinette-Menominee region.

Donald Myers, Jr., 41, of Menominee, Mich., was sentenced to 21 months in prison. Brian King, 55, of Chicago was sentenced to 2½ years. Andrea Paris, 30, of Marinette received 18 months in prison, followed by a year of supervised release.

The three were among eight who were part of the operation, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. King, the primary supplier of the drug, according to prosecutors, pleaded guilty to distribution of heroin.

Myers and Paris pleaded guilty to using telephones to arrange for distribution of the drug.